It is increasingly clear that technological change is the only explanation for an expanding wage gap between high-skill and low-skill workers
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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In the research that used the audit method to send out 5,000 realistic-looking resumes for advertised jobs in Boston and Chicago, the results show that improving your resume by acquiring new skills and job experience appears to
A) matter for whites and for blacks. B) not matter for whites or blacks. C) matter for whites but not for blacks. D) matter for blacks but not for whites.
The intertemporal substitution effect of the price level on aggregate demand
A) is the same as the real wealth effect. B) is one reason that the aggregate demand curve has a negative slope. C) explains why aggregate demand increases when the amount of money increases. D) is one reason that the aggregate demand curve has a positive slope.
Aggregate expenditures fall as prices rise because higher prices
a. reduce the value of household financial assets and hence reduce planned consumption. b. increase demand for imports and discourage exports. c. cause higher interest rates, which reduce the demand for investment. d. All of these.
Assume that Germany can produce 10 million bottles of beer or 4 million bottles of vodka. Further assume that Russia can produce 7 million bottles of beer or 3 million bottles of vodka. As a result, which of the following is true with regard to absolute and comparative advantage?
a. Germany has the absolute advantage in beer and the comparative advantage in beer. b. Germany has the absolute advantage in beer and the comparative advantage in vodka. c. Russia has the absolute advantage in beer and the comparative advantage in beer. d. Russia has the absolute advantage in beer and the comparative advantage in vodka.